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Albany, NY ZIP Codes

50 ZIP codes use the postal name Albany, New York (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 12 residential and 38 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $41,548 in 12206 to $156,605 in 12211, 3.8 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Albany's most populous ZIP code is 12203, with 30,771 people (ACS 2020-2024); 40% of its land is in the city of Albany.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Albany's ZIP codes?

12202: $53k median household income12203: $83k median household income12204: $75k median household income12205: $91k median household income12206: $42k median household income12207: $59k median household income12208: $70k median household income12209: $89k median household income12210: $56k median household income12211: $157k median household income12222: – median household income12226: – median household income122051220312211122041220612208122101220912202122071222612202: $53k median household income12203: $83k median household income12204: $75k median household income12205: $91k median household income12206: $42k median household income12207: $59k median household income12208: $70k median household income12209: $89k median household income12210: $56k median household income12211: $157k median household income12222: – median household income12226: – median household income1220512203122111220412206122081221012209122021220712202: $53k median household income12203: $83k median household income12204: $75k median household income12205: $91k median household income12206: $42k median household income12207: $59k median household income12208: $70k median household income12209: $89k median household income12210: $56k median household income12211: $157k median household income12222: – median household income12226: – median household income12205122031221112204122061220812210122091220212207
The 12 residential ZIP codes named Albany, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Albany's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 12211 ($156,605), the lowest in 12206 ($41,548). Home values run from $162,300 in 12206 to $398,500 in 12211.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 12 residential ZIP codes of Albany

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Albany, NY, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
12203 Albany County 30,771 2,949 $83k $280k
12205 Albany County 25,838 1,681 $91k $277k
12208 Albany County 23,289 5,289 $70k $265k
12206 Albany County 14,572 7,029 $42k $162k
12211 Albany County 14,383 1,772 $157k $399k
12209 Albany County 10,626 4,799 $89k $217k
12210 Albany County 10,297 9,096 $56k $228k
12202 Albany County 10,166 5,065 $53k $166k
12204 Albany County 7,812 1,888 $75k $245k
12222 Albany County 6,889 10,282 – –
12207 Albany County 1,988 2,016 $59k $232k
12226 Albany County no residents 0 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Albany

38 ZIP codes named Albany have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Albany, NY: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
12201Albany County
12212Albany County
12214Albany County
12220Albany County
12223Albany County
12224Albany County
12225Albany County
12227Albany County
12228Albany County
12229Albany County
12230Albany County
12231Albany County
12232Albany County
12233Albany County
12234Albany County
12235Albany County
12236Albany County
12237Albany County
12238Albany County
12239Albany County
12240Albany County
12241Albany County
12242Albany County
12243Albany County
12244Albany County
12245Albany County
12246Albany County
12247Albany County
12248Albany County
12249Albany County
12250Albany County
12252Albany County
12255Albany County
12256Albany County
12257Albany County
12260Albany County
12261Albany County
12288Albany County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Albany's ZIP codes reach?

Albany's residential ZIP codes lie in Albany County.

Which places do Albany's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Albany's residential ZIP codes cover Albany itself and 6 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Albany's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Albany starts with 122.

Three-digit prefixes of Albany's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Albany's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
122 Albany, NY (SCF 120) 50 50

All 50 ZIP codes that start with 122 are Albany's: 12 residential codes and 38 PO Box or unique codes, sorted at Albany, NY (SCF 120).

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.